U.S. patent application number 16/173770 was filed with the patent office on 2019-06-06 for on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device and method.
This patent application is currently assigned to NAEILHAE, CO. LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is NAEILHAE, CO. LTD.. Invention is credited to Byung Mok Kim, Sang Jin Lee, Seong Jin Park, Mal Eum Sung.
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Family ID | 66659131 |
Filed Date | 2019-06-06 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20190171162 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kim; Byung Mok ; et
al. |
June 6, 2019 |
ON-AXIS AND OFF-AXIS DIGITAL HOLOGRAM GENERATING DEVICE AND
METHOD
Abstract
Provided are on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating
device and method. The on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device includes an object phase generator configured to
access a phase file of an object stored in a storage device and
generate object phase information from the phase file of the
object; a digital object light generator configured to generate
digital object light information based on a light property of
object light input by a user and the object phase information
generated by the object phase generator; a digital reference light
generator configured to generate digital reference light
information based on a light property of reference light input by
the user; and a digital hologram generator configured to generate a
digital hologram based on hologram property information input by
the user, the digital object light information generated by the
digital object light generator, and the digital reference light
information generated by the digital reference light generator.
Inventors: |
Kim; Byung Mok; (Seoul,
KR) ; Sung; Mal Eum; (Seoul, KR) ; Park; Seong
Jin; (Seoul, KR) ; Lee; Sang Jin; (Seoul,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
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NAEILHAE, CO. LTD. |
Seongnam-si |
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KR |
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Assignee: |
NAEILHAE, CO. LTD.
Seongnam-si
KR
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Family ID: |
66659131 |
Appl. No.: |
16/173770 |
Filed: |
October 29, 2018 |
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PCT/KR2017/014075 |
Dec 4, 2017 |
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16173770 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G03H 1/0808 20130101;
G03H 2001/0088 20130101; G03H 2226/02 20130101; G03H 1/0005
20130101; G03H 2001/0452 20130101; G03H 2001/0445 20130101; G03H
2210/30 20130101; G03H 2226/11 20130101; G03H 1/0443 20130101; H04N
5/369 20130101; G03H 1/0866 20130101; G03H 1/0404 20130101; G03H
2001/0447 20130101 |
International
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G03H 1/08 20060101
G03H001/08; G03H 1/04 20060101 G03H001/04; G03H 1/00 20060101
G03H001/00 |
Claims
1. An on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device, the
device comprising: an object phase generator configured to access a
phase file of an object stored in a storage device and generate
object phase information from the phase file of the object; a
digital object light generator configured to generate digital
object light information based on a light property of object light
input by a user and the object phase information generated by the
object phase generator; a digital reference light generator
configured to generate digital reference light information based on
a light property of reference light input by the user; and a
digital hologram generator configured to generate a digital
hologram based on hologram property information input by the user,
the digital object light information generated by the digital
object light generator, and the digital reference light information
generated by the digital reference light generator.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the object phase generator
comprises: an object phase file position generator configured to
select the phase file of the object stored in the storage device;
an object phase file converter configured to receive the phase file
of the object selected by the object phase file position selector
and converting the received phase file of the object into phase
information data; and an object phase information generator
configured to receive the phase information data, obtained by the
converting performed by the object phase file converter, and
generate object phase information.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the digital object light
generator comprises: an object phase information converter
configured to convert the object phase information obtained from
the object phase generator into object phase information data that
may generate the digital object light; and a digital object light
and information generator configured to generate digital object
light and information based on physical information of the object
light and the object phase information data obtained by the
converting of the object phase information.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein physical information of the
object light comprises light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, and amplitude information of the object light, and the
digital object light information comprises an object recorded
position, object phase information, and light property
information.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the digital reference generator
comprises: a reference light property input unit configured to
input physical information of reference light that the user wants;
and a digital reference light and information generator configured
to receive the physical information of the reference light from the
reference light property input unit and generate digital reference
light and information based on the physical information of the
reference light.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the digital hologram generator
comprises: a hologram property input unit configured to input the
hologram property information that the user wants; a digital object
light information input unit configured to input the digital object
light information; a digital reference light information input unit
configured to input the digital reference light information; and a
hologram generator configured to receive the hologram property
information, the digital object light information, and the digital
reference light information, and generate the digital hologram
based on the hologram property information, the digital object
light information, and the digital reference light information.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the hologram property information
is a property parameter of an image sensor to which the digital
hologram is generated and recorded, and an interference mode
parameter.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the property parameter of the
image sensor comprises a resolution, a bit depth, and a pixel size,
and the interference mode parameter is one among an on-axis
interference mode, an off-axis interference mode, and a space
movement off-axis interference mode.
9. An on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating method, the
method comprising: a) accessing a phase file of an object stored in
a storage device and generate object phase information from the
phase file of the object; b) generating digital object light and
information based on physical information of object light input by
a user, and object phase information data converted into object
phase information data that may generate digital object light from
the object phase information; c) generating digital reference light
and information based on physical information of reference light
input by the user; and d) generating a digital hologram based on
hologram property information input by the user, the generated
digital object light information, and the generated digital object
light information,
10. The method of claim 9, wherein operation a) comprises: a1)
selecting the phase file of the object stored in the storage device
and transmitting the phase file of the object to an object phase
file converter, the selecting and transmitting being performed by
an object phase file position selector; a2) converting the phase
file of the object into phase information data having a form that
may be used by an object phase information generator and
transmitting the phase information data to the object phase
information generator, the converting and transmitting being
performed by the object phase file converter; and a3) generating
the object phase information, the generating being performed by the
object phase information generator.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein operation b) comprises: b1)
inputting the input physical information of the object light to an
object light property input unit, and converting the object phase
information, obtained by the object phase information converter,
into object phase information data that may generate the digital
object light; b2) inputting the input physical information of the
object light and the object phase information data, obtained by the
converting of the object phase information, to a digital object
light and information generator; and b3) generating the digital
object light and information based on the input physical
information of the object light and the object phase information
data obtained by the converting of the object phase information,
the generating being performed by the digital object light and
information generator.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein operation c) comprises: c1)
inputting physical information of reference light that the user
wants to a reference light property input unit; and c2) receiving
the physical information of the reference light from the reference
light property input unit and generating digital reference light
and information based on the physical information of the reference
light, the receiving and generating being performed by a digital
reference light and information generator.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein operation c) comprises: d1)
inputting the hologram property information that the user wants to
a hologram property input unit; d2) inputting the digital object
light information to a digital object light information input unit;
d3) inputting the digital reference light information to a digital
reference light information input unit; d4) transmitting the
hologram property information, the digital object light
information, and the digital reference light information to a
hologram generator; and d5) generating the digital hologram based
on the hologram property information, the digital object light
information, and the digital reference light information, the
generating being performed by the hologram generator.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the digital object light is
expressed as U.sub.DO(x,y)=U.sub.L(x,y)U.sub.O(x,y)U.sub.OP(x,y),
where U.sub.DO(x,y) represents the digital object light,
U.sub.L(x,y) represents light property information of the object
light, and U.sub.O(x,y) represents converted phase information of
the object, and U.sub.OP(x,y) represents position information of
the object, and the digital hologram is expressed as
U.sub.H(x,y)=U.sub.DO(x,y)U.sub.RS(x,y)+U.sub.DR(x,y)U.sub.RS(x,y)U.sub.1-
(x,y), where U.sub.H(x,y) represents the generated digital object
hologram, U.sub.DO(x,y) represents the digital object light,
U.sub.DR(x,y) represents the digital reference light, U.sub.RS(x,y)
represents property parameter information of an image sensor used
to input a hologram input by the user, and U.sub.I(x,y) represents
interference mode parameter information input by the user.
15. The method of claim 9, wherein the physical information of the
object light comprises light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, and amplitude information of the object light needed
to digitally generate light, the physical information of the
reference light includes light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, and amplitude information of the reference light
needed to digitally generate light, and the hologram property
information is a property parameter of an image sensor to which the
digital hologram is to be generated and recorded, and an
interference mode parameter.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the property parameter of the
image sensor comprises a resolution, a bit depth, and a pixel size,
and the interference mode parameter is one among an on-axis
interference mode, an off-axis interference mode, and a space
movement off-axis interference mode.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to an on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating device and method.
[0002] More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an
on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device and method
configured to simulate interference patterns of a wave optics-based
digital hologram and generate a digital hologram by digitally
synthesizing virtual object light and virtual reference light both
having phase information of an object of which a hologram is
required to be generated. Thus, compared to a conventional digital
hologram restoring device using a computer-generated hologram
(CGH), a hologram may be restored without having to use a
complicated and expensive optical device, a same hologram as an
optically obtained actual hologram may be generated, a time period
for which the hologram is generated may be reduced, and a problem
of using a large capacity of memory of a computer may be solved. In
addition, when a research and/or an experiment using a hologram are
performed, since a pre-feasibility test for determination of
occurrence of a failure of the research and/or the experiment or
prediction of a final result may be performed in advance by using a
simulation for generation of a hologram, waste of time and
personnel due to unnecessary repeated researches and/or experiments
may be significantly reduced. In addition, the device and method
may be highly utilized to educate personnel specialized in
holograms and students.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] A digital holography microscope refers to a microscope
measuring a shape of an object by utilizing a digital holography
technology.
[0004] A general microscope is a device measuring a shape of an
object by emitting a general light source toward the object and
measuring a strength of light reflected or transmitted from the
object. On the other hand, the digital holography microscope is a
device measuring light interference and diffraction phenomena
occurring when light is emitted toward an object and digitally
recording the measured light interference and diffraction phenomena
to thereby restore shape information of the object from information
of the digitally recorded light interference and diffraction
phenomena.
[0005] That is, the digital holography technology is a technology
generating light having a single wavelength like laser, splitting
the light into 2 pieces by using a beam splitter, emitting one of
the 2 pieces of light directly toward an image sensor (hereinafter
referred to as reference light) and the other of the 2 pieces of
light toward an object to be measured to direct light reflected
from the object to be measured (hereinafter referred to as object
light) toward an image sensor so that the reference light and the
object light generate an interference phenomenon in the image
sensor, recording interference pattern information of the light,
and restoring a shape of the object to be measured with the
recorded interference pattern information by using a computer. The
recorded interference pattern information is generally referred to
as a hologram.
[0006] Other than digital holography, a general optical holography
technology uses a method of recording the interference pattern
information of light on a special film and emitting the reference
light toward the special film on which the interference pattern
information is recorded to thereby restore a virtual shape of the
object to be measured in an original position of the object to be
measured.
[0007] Compared to the general optical holography technology
method, the digital holography microscope is different from the
general optical holography technology method in that the digital
holography microscope restores a shape of an object to be measured
by measuring interference pattern information of light by using a
digital image sensor, storing the interference pattern information
by using a digital method, and processing the stored interference
pattern information by using a numeric operation method using a
computer device, etc., instead of an optical method.
[0008] There are cases when the general digital holography
microscope uses a laser light source with a single wavelength.
However, when the single wavelength is used, there is such a
problem that a measurement resolution for an object, that is, a
minimum measurement unit is limited to a wavelength of the laser
light source. In addition, when the general digital holographic
microscope uses a laser light source with a 2 or multiple
wavelengths, there are such problems that the general digital
holographic microscope uses light sources with different
wavelengths, thus increasing a cost or holograph images are
sequentially obtained by using light sources with different
wavelengths, thus making it difficult to, in real time, measure
3-dimensional (3D) change information of an object to be
measured.
[0009] In addition, in the general digital holograph technology, a
computer-generated hologram (CGH) is generated to restore a shape
of the object to be measured by using a computer and displayed on a
spatial light modulator (SLM). Then, reference light is emitted to
the CGH, and then, a 3D hologram image of the object is obtained
according to diffraction of the reference light.
[0010] In detail, FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating
holographic recording and hologram generation according to a
conventional digital holography technology. FIG. 1B is a diagram
illustrating a processing operation according to a conventional
digital holography technology.
[0011] Referring to FIG. 1A, the conventional digital holograph
technology includes data obtainment-restoration-generation-display
technologies based on interference of light. That is, the
conventional digital holography technology is a technology of
recording a fringe pattern (an interference pattern) between object
light and reference light reflected from a 3D object (a left
drawing in FIG. 1A) and diffracting and refracting the obtained
fringe pattern (the interference pattern) to thereby restore an
image of the object in 3D. In FIG. 1A, the fringe pattern (the
interference pattern) is a pattern record shown in a lower part of
the left drawing in FIG. 1A. A 3D restored image is an image having
a cubic effect in a lower part of a right drawing in FIG. 1A.
[0012] Referring to FIG. 1B, in the conventional digital holography
technology, 3D image information of a target object is obtained by
using a general optical holography technology. Then, the obtained
3D image information is stored in a digital image sensor including
a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide
semiconductor image sensor (CMOS). Then, the stored 3D image
information undergoes digital processing. The digital processing
includes: 1) obtaining 3D model data; 2) processing generation of
the CGH from the obtained 3D model data; and 3) obtaining hologram
data from the generated CGH. Here, the final obtained hologram data
is a hologram in which holography fringe patterns (interference
patterns) obtained by a photoelectronic equipment including the CCD
or the CMOS or generated by using a mathematical model overlap each
other, and includes information of 3D object data. Then, the final
obtained hologram data is used to restore the target object in a 3D
image by using the SLM.
[0013] The CGH used for the conventional digital holography
technology uses a fringe-pattern algorithm based on a point source
to generate fringe patterns (interference patterns). To use the
fringe-pattern algorithm based on a point source, a large capacity
of memory is required for a computer and a great amount of time is
also required due to a low speed of generation of a hologram.
According to a general CGH method, when a calculation speed per 1
point is about 60.67 milliseconds (ms) and a hologram with a
resolution of 1024.times.1024 is generated based on the calculation
speed of about 60.67 ms, it takes about 63617.10 seconds a memory
of about 6 GB (1024.times.1024.times.8 bit+1024.times.1024.times.8
bitsx768=6 GB) is used. According to a recent thesis on the CGH
proposed to enhance a usage amount and a speed of a memory
(Accelerated one-step generation of full-color holographic videos
using a color-tunable novel-look-up-table method for holographic
three-dimensional television broadcasting, Seung-Cheol, Kim et. al.
Scientific Reports, September 2015), a calculation speed per 1
point is about 2.55 ms. When a hologram with a same resolution as
that of the above-described condition is generated based on the
calculation speed of about 2.55 ms, it takes about 2673.86 seconds
and a memory of 12 GB (1024.times.1024.times.8
bits+1024.times.1.times.8 bitsx1024=12 GB) is used.
[0014] In addition, in the conventional digital holography
technology, a hologram is optically restored by using the SLM. To
use the SLM, an additional optical device such as a laser or
optical system, etc. is required to be used. Accordingly, in the
conventional digital holography technology, the expensive SLM is
required to be used, and a whole device still has a complicated
structure.
[0015] In addition, in the conventional digital holography
technology, to restore holograms of different objects, operations
of recording fringe patterns (interference patterns) between object
light and reference light (the left drawing in FIG. 1A)
respectively for different objects as described above and restoring
an image of an object in 3D by diffracting and refracting fringe
patterns (interference patterns) obtained by using CGH technology
need to be respectively performed. Accordingly, same operations
need to be performed repeatedly to generate holograms of the
different objects, and thus, a great amount of time and a great
number of personnel are required.
[0016] In addition, in the conventional digital holography
technology, for example, when a research and/or an experiment are
performed by using a hologram, it may not be possible to perform a
pre-feasibility test for determination of occurrence of a failure
of the research and/or the experiment or prediction of a final
result.
[0017] Accordingly, a new plan to resolve the above-described
problem is required.
PRIOR ART LITERATURE
Patent Literature
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(Patent Literature 2) 2. KR Patent No. 10-1308011 [0020] (Patent
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Non-Patent Literature
[0026] [0027] (Non-Patent Literature 1) Accelerated one-step
generation of full-color holographic videos using a color-tunable
novel-look-up-table method for holographic three-dimensional
television broadcasting, Seung-Cheol, Kim et. al. Scientific
Reports, September 2015
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Technical Problem
[0028] Provided are on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device and method configured to solve the problems of
the conventional technology described above by simulating
interference patterns of a wave optics-based digital hologram and
generating a digital hologram by digitally synthesizing virtual
object light and virtual reference light both having phase
information of an object of which a hologram is required to be
generated. Thus, compared to a conventional digital hologram
restoring device using a computer-generated hologram (CGH), a
hologram may be restored without having to use a complicated and
expensive optical device, a same hologram as an optically obtained
actual hologram may be generated, a time period for which the
hologram is generated may be reduced, and a problem of using a
large capacity of memory of a computer may be solved. In addition,
when a research and/or an experiment using a hologram are
performed, since a pre-feasibility test for determination of
occurrence of a failure of the research and/or the experiment or
prediction of a final result may be performed in advance by using a
simulation for generation of a hologram, waste of time and
personnel due to unnecessary repeated researches and/or experiments
may be significantly reduced. In addition, the device and method
may be highly utilized to educate personnel specialized in
holograms and students
Solution to Problem
[0029] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an on-axis
and off-axis digital hologram generating device includes: an object
phase generator configured to access a phase file of an object
stored in a storage device and generate object phase information
from the phase file of the object; a digital object light generator
configured to generate digital object light information based on a
light property of object light input by a user and the object phase
information generated by the object phase generator; a digital
reference light generator configured to generate digital reference
light information based on a light property of reference light
input by the user; and a digital hologram generator configured to
generate a digital hologram based on hologram property information
input by the user, the digital object light information generated
by the digital object light generator, and the digital reference
light information generated by the digital reference light
generator.
[0030] According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an on-axis
and off-axis digital hologram generating method includes: a)
accessing a phase file of an object stored in a storage device and
generate object phase information from the phase file of the
object; b) generating digital object light and information based on
physical information of object light input by a user, and object
phase information data converted into object phase information data
that may generate digital object light from the object phase
information; c) generating digital reference light and information
based on physical information of reference light input by the user;
and d) generating a digital hologram based on hologram property
information input by the user, the generated digital object light
information, and the generated digital object light
information.
Advantageous Effects of Disclosure
[0031] By using an on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating
device and method described above, compared to a conventional
digital hologram restoring device using a conventional
computer-generated hologram (CGH) technology, advantages described
herein may be obtained.
[0032] 1. A hologram may be restored without having to use a
complicated and expensive optical device.
[0033] 2. A same hologram as an optically obtained actual hologram
may be generated.
[0034] 3. A time period for which a hologram is generated may be
reduced, and a problem of using a large capacity of memory of a
computer may be solved.
[0035] 4. When a research and/or an experiment using a hologram are
performed, since a pre-feasibility test for determination of
occurrence of a failure of the research and/or the experiment or
prediction of a final result may be performed in advance by using a
simulation for generation of a hologram, waste of time and
personnel due to unnecessary repeated researches and/or experiments
may be significantly reduced.
[0036] 5. The on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating
device and method may be highly utilized to educate personnel
specialized in holograms and students.
[0037] Additional advantages of the present disclosure may be
apparently understood from a description provided herein, with
reference to the accompanying drawings in which like numbers refer
to like elements.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0038] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating holographic
recording and hologram generation according to a conventional
digital holography technology.
[0039] FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating a processing operation
according to the conventional digital holography technology.
[0040] FIG. 2A is a block diagram of an on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating device according to an embodiment of
the present disclosure.
[0041] FIG. 2B is a detail block diagram of an object phase
generator included in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described with reference to FIG. 2A.
[0042] FIG. 2C is a detailed block diagram of a digital object
light generator included in the on-axis and off-axis digital
hologram generating device according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure described with reference to FIG. 2A.
[0043] FIG. 2D is a detailed block diagram of a digital reference
light generator included in the on-axis and off-axis digital
hologram generating device according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure described with reference to FIG. 2A.
[0044] FIG. 2E is a detailed block diagram of a digital hologram
generator included in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described with reference to FIG. 2A.
[0045] FIG. 2F is a diagram illustrating a difference between a
resolution of an optically obtained general hologram and a
resolution of a hologram obtained by using the on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating device according to an embodiment of
the present disclosure with respect to a United States air force
(USAF) (particularly, 1951 USAF resolution test chart) target.
[0046] FIG. 2G is a diagram illustrating holograms obtained
according to 3 interference modes (an on-axis interference mode, an
off-axis interference mode, and a space movement off-axis method)
by using the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating
device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with
respect to a same target (specifically, a stair having different
thicknesses in 3 steps).
[0047] FIG. 2H is a diagram illustrating an optically obtained
general hologram and a hologram obtained by using the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure with respect to a same
target.
[0048] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an on-axis and off-axis digital
hologram generating method according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
BEST MODE
[0049] Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in
detail with reference to embodiments of the present disclosure and
the accompanying drawings.
[0050] FIG. 2A is a block diagram of an on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating device 100 according to an embodiment
of the present disclosure.
[0051] Referring to FIG. 2A, according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device 100 includes an object phase generator 110
configured to access a phase file of an object stored in a storage
device (not shown) and generate object phase information from the
phase file of the object; a digital object light generator 120
configured to generate digital object light information based on
light property of object light input by a user and the object phase
information generated by the object phase generator 110; a digital
reference light generator 130 configured to generate digital
reference light information based on light property of reference
light input by the user; and a digital hologram generator 140
configured to generate a digital hologram based on hologram
property information input by the user, the digital object light
information generated by the digital object light generator 120,
and the digital reference light information generated by the
digital reference light generator 130.
[0052] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure
described above, the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device 100 includes a controller 150 configured to
control all operations of each component (that is, the object phase
generator 110, the digital object light generator 120, the digital
reference light generator 130, and the digital hologram generator
140) of the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device
100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and a
power supplier 160 configured to supply power to each component
(that is, the object phase generator 110, the digital object light
generator 120, the digital reference light generator 130, the
digital hologram generator 140, and the controller 150) of the
on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device 100
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0053] Hereinafter, detailed configurations and operations of the
object phase generator 110, the digital object light generator 120,
the digital reference light generator 130, and the digital hologram
generator 140 included in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described with reference to FIG. 2A are described in
detail.
[0054] FIG. 2B is a detail block diagram of the object phase
generator 110 included in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described with reference to FIG. 2A. FIG. 2C is a
detailed block diagram of the digital object light generator 120
included in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating
device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
described with reference to FIG. 2A. FIG. 2D is a detailed block
diagram of the digital reference light generator 130 included in
the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device 100
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure described with
reference to FIG. 2A. FIG. 2E is a detailed block diagram of the
digital hologram generator 140 included in the on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating device 100 according to an embodiment
of the present disclosure described with reference to FIG. 2A.
[0055] Referring to FIG. 2B with FIG. 2A, in the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the object phase generator
110 includes an object phase file position selector 111, an object
phase file converter 112, and an object phase information generator
113. The object phase file position selector 111 selects and calls
a phase file of an object stored in a storage device (not shown).
In this case, the phase file of the object may be stored, for
example, in a database in a storage device (not shown) in a user's
personal computer (PC) or a database in a storage device (not
shown) in an additional external server. Here, the selected phase
file of the object may be displayed, for example, on a display unit
(not shown). The display unit may include, for example, a monitor
of a PC, a desktop computer, or the like implemented by the on-axis
and off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure; a display device included in
a laptop computer, a palmtop computer, a personal digital assistant
(PDA), a cellular phone, etc. implemented by the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure; or an external monitor such
as a TV screen, etc. connected to be separate from the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure. However, the display unit is
not limited thereto.
[0056] The phase file of the object selected by the object phase
file position selector 111 is transmitted to the object phase file
converter 112. The object phase file converter 112 converts the
phase file of the object into phase information data in a form that
may be used by the object phase information generator 113 and
transmits the converted phase file of the object to the object
phase information generator 113. The object phase information
generator 113 generates object phase information in a form that may
be used by the object phase information input unit 122 included in
the digital object light generator 120 which will be described
later. Here, the phase information data includes magnification
phase information of the object, magnification information of an
object lens used when the magnification phase information of the
object is recorded, and header information for storing and calling
data in the storage device. In addition, the object phase
information refers to phase information of the object obtained when
the object lens is not used, based on the magnification phase
information of the object obtained from the phase information data
and the magnification information of the object lens used when the
magnification phase information of the object is recorded.
[0057] Referring to FIG. 2A with FIG. 2C, in the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the digital object light
generator 120 includes an object light property input unit 121; an
object phase information converter 122; and a digital object light
and information generator 123. The object light property input unit
121 provides an object light information input window to the
display unit (not shown) into which a user may input physical
information of object light that the user wants. Accordingly, the
user may input conditions of the physical information of the object
light including light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, amplitude information, etc. of the object light that
the user needs to digitally generate light. In addition, the object
phase information converter 122 is connected to the object phase
information generator 113 included in the object phase input unit
110 of FIG. 2B to obtain object phase information and converts the
obtained object phase information into object phase information
data that may generate actual digital object light. Here, the
object phase information refers to phase information of the object
generated by the object phase information generator 113 and
obtained when the object lens is not used. The object phase
information data obtained by the converting performed by the object
phase information generator 122 refers to data reprocessed based on
physical information input to the object light property input unit
121 by the user. The physical information of the object light input
via the object light property input unit 121 and the object phase
information data obtained by the converting performed by the object
phase information input unit 122 are input to the digital object
light and information generator 123. The digital object light and
information generator 123 generates digital object light and
information based on the input physical information of the object
light and the object phase information data obtained by the
converting. Digital object light information generated by the
digital object light and information generator 123 includes object
recorded position information, object phase information, and light
property information. This may be expressed as Equation 1
below.
U.sub.DO(x,y)=U.sub.L(x,y)U.sub.O(x,y)U.sub.OP(x,y) Equation 1
[0058] In Equation 1 above, U.sub.DO(x,y) represents digital object
light, U.sub.L(x,y) represents the light property information of
the object light, U.sub.O(x,y) represents converted object phase
information, and U.sub.OP(x,y) represents object recorded position
information.
[0059] Referring to FIG. 2D with FIG. 2A, in the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure, the digital reference light
generator 130 includes a reference light property input unit 131
and a digital reference light and information generator 132. The
reference light property input unit 131 provides a reference light
information input window to the display unit (not shown) into which
the user may input physical information of reference light that the
user wants. Accordingly, the user may input conditions of the
physical information of the reference light including light
wavelength information, wavenumber information, amplitude
information, etc. of the reference light that the user needs to
digitally generate light. The physical information of the reference
light input via the reference light property input unit 131 is
transmitted to the digital reference light and information
generator 132. The digital reference light and information
generator 132 generates digital reference light and information
based on the input physical information of the reference light.
[0060] The digital object light information generated by the
digital object light and information generator 123 shown in FIG. 2C
and the digital reference light information generated by the
digital reference light and information generator 132 shown in FIG.
2D, described above, are input to the digital hologram generator
140 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2E and used to generate a digital
hologram.
[0061] In detail, referring to FIG. 2E with FIGS. 2A through 2D, in
the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device 1100
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the digital
hologram generator 140 includes a hologram property input unit 141,
a digital object light information input unit 142, a digital
reference light information input unit 143, and a hologram
generator 144.
[0062] The hologram property input unit 141 shown in FIG. 2E
provides a hologram property information input window into which
the user may input hologram property information that the user
wants to the display unit (not shown). Accordingly, the user may
input conditions of digital hologram property information including
a property parameter of an image sensor (for example, a
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor image sensor (CMOS), a
charge-coupled device (CCD), etc.) (not shown) in which a digital
hologram such as a resolution, a bit depth, a pixel size, etc. of a
hologram that the user wants is to be generated and recorded, and
an interference mode parameter to the hologram property information
input window. In this case, the interference mode parameter is a
parameter controlling an on-axis method in which object light and
reference light are incident in a same axis and an off-axis
interference mode in which the object light and the reference light
are incident at a constant angle to each other. In addition, an
interference mode parameter controlling an interference mode in a
special case among off-axis interference modes, that is, a space
movement off-axis interference mode in which interference between
two pieces of light occurs due to a difference between spaces may
be additionally used. In detail, the on-axis interference mode is a
mode in which direct current (DC) information, real image
information, and virtual image information appear at one position
when a hologram is restored. In this mode, when the hologram is
generated, fringe patterns (interference patterns) generally
appear. On the other hand, the off-axis interference mode is a mode
in which DC information, real image information, and virtual image
information respectively separately appear when a hologram is
restored. In this mode, when the hologram is generated, line
patterns generally appear. Accordingly, when the user inputs
conditions of the digital hologram property information, the user
may select an interference mode that the user wants, from the 2
interference modes (the on-axis interference mode and the off-axis
interference mode) described above. In addition, the user may
additionally select the space movement off-axis method instead of
the 2 interference modes (the on-axis interference mode and the
off-axis interference mode). That is, in the on-axis and off-axis
hologram generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, one of the 2 interference modes (the on-axis
interference mode and the off-axis interference mode) or one of the
3 interference modes (the on-axis interference mode, the off-axis
interference mode, and the space movement off-axis mode) may be
selected and input to the hologram property input unit 141 in the
digital hologram generator 140 by using an interference mode
parameter.
[0063] The digital object light information input unit 142 included
in the digital hologram generator 140 is connected to the digital
object light generator 120 (in detail, the digital object light and
information generator 123) to import digital object light
information so that the imported digital light information is input
to the digital object light information input unit 142. In
addition, the digital reference light information input unit 143
included sin the digital hologram generator 140 is connected to the
digital reference light generator 130 (in detail, the digital
reference light and information generator 132) to import digital
reference slight information so that the imported digital reference
light information is input to the digital reference light
information input unit 143. Then, the hologram property information
input to the hologram property input unit 141, the digital object
light information input to the digital object light information
input unit 142, and the digital reference information input to the
digital reference light information input unit 143 are transmitted
to the hologram generator 144. The hologram generator 144 generates
a digital hologram based on the transmitted hologram property
information, digital object light information, and digital
reference light information. This is expressed as Equation 2
below.
U.sub.H(x,y)=U.sub.DO(x,y)U.sub.RS(x,y)+U.sub.DR(x,y)U.sub.RS(x,y)U.sub.-
I(x,y) Equation 2
[0064] In Equation 2 above, U.sub.H(x,y) represents the generated
digital object hologram, U.sub.DO(x,y) represents digital object
light, U.sub.DR(x,y) represents digital reference light,
U.sub.RS(x,y) represents property parameter information that is
physical information of an image sensor used to record a hologram
input by the user, and U.sub.I(x,y) represents interference mode
parameter information input by the user.
[0065] As described above, when the on-axis and off-axis digital
hologram generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure is used, virtual object light and virtual
reference light are digitally synthesized with each other to
thereby generate a wave optics-based digital hologram wherein both
of the virtual object light and virtual reference light have phase
information of an object of which a hologram is required to be
generated.
[0066] Hereinafter, a difference between a hologram obtained by
using the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device
100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure and an
optically-obtained general hologram is described.
[0067] FIG. 2F is a diagram illustrating a difference between a
resolution of an optically obtained general hologram and a
resolution of a hologram obtained by using the on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating device 100 according to an embodiment
of the present disclosure with respect to a United States air force
(USAF) (particularly, 1951 USAF resolution test chart) target. FIG.
2G is a diagram illustrating holograms obtained according to 3
interference modes (an on-axis interference mode, an off-axis
interference mode, and an off-axis space movement method) by using
the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device 100
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure with respect
to a same target (specifically, a stair having different
thicknesses in 3 steps).
[0068] The object (that is, the USAF target) phase information used
to obtain a hologram obtained by using the on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating device 100 according to an embodiment
of the present disclosure 100 with respect to the USAF target,
physical information of object light used by the object light
property input unit 121 included in the digital object light
generator 120 (that is, light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, amplitude information, etc. of the object light),
physical information of reference light used by the reference light
property input unit 131 included in the digital reference light
generator 130 (that is, light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, amplitude information, etc. of the reference light),
and hologram property information that the user may input to the
hologram property input unit 141 included in the digital hologram
generator 140 may respectively include interference mode
information, hologram record distance information, a pixel size of
an image sensor device to which recording is performed, a bit depth
of the image sensor device to which recording is performed, a
resolution of the image sensor device to which recording is
performed, etc., but are not limited thereto.
[0069] In addition, it should be noted that a device and/or
information used to obtain an optically obtained general hologram
may include a laser device (a light source), an object lens, a
light splitter, an optical mirror, a collimator, etc. but is not
limited thereto.
[0070] As shown in FIG. 2F, it may be visually checked that,
compared to a resolution of the optically obtained general
hologram, a resolution of a hologram obtained by using the on-axis
and off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure is clearly enhanced.
[0071] In addition, it may be checked that holograms obtained
according to the 3 interference modes (the on-axis interference
mode, the off-axis interference mode, and the space movement
off-axis method) by using the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure are different from each other or respectively have a
property. Here, the on-axis interference mode is a case when a path
of the object light is spatially parallel with and matches that of
the reference light. In the on-axis mode, interference patterns
having a round fringe pattern are generated, and a space between
the interference patterns is determined according to a degree of a
curvature between the object light and the reference light. The
off-axis interference mode is a case when a path of the object
light forms a spatial tilt angle with a path of the reference
light. A space between the interference patterns is determined by a
tilt angle at which the interference patterns having a line shape
are generated. The space movement off-axis mode is a case in which
the object light and the reference light proceed in parallel with
each other but do not proceed in a same path. In this mode,
interference patterns having a line shape are generated and a space
between the interference patterns is determined by a difference
between the paths of the object light and the reference light.
[0072] FIG. 2H is a diagram illustrating an optically obtained
general hologram and a hologram obtained by using the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure with respect to a same
target.
[0073] As shown in FIG. 2H, it may be checked that, compared to a
resolution of the optically obtained general hologram, a hologram
obtained by using the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generating device 100 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure is identical to an optically obtained actual hologram.
Accordingly, in the present disclosure, a hologram identical to the
optically obtained actual hologram may be generated without having
to use a complicated and expensive optical device in a conventional
technology.
[0074] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an on-axis and off-axis digital
hologram generating method 300 according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0075] Referring to FIG. 3 with FIGS. 2A through 2F, according to
an embodiment of the present disclosure, the on-axis and off-axis
digital hologram generating method 300 includes a) generating
object phase information from a phase file of an object stored in a
storage device (not shown) by accessing the phase file of the
object (310); b) generating digital object light and information
based on physical information of object light input by a user and
object phase information data converted into object phase
information data that may generate digital object light from the
object phase information (320); c) generating digital reference
light and information based on physical information of reference
light input by the user (330); and d) generating a digital hologram
based on hologram property information input by the user,
information of the generated digital object light, information of
the generated digital reference light (340).
[0076] In the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generation
method 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
described above, the operation a) includes a1) selecting the phase
file of the object stored in the storage device (not shown) and
transmitting the phase file of the object to the object phase file
converter 112, the selecting and transmitting being performed by
the object phase file position selector 112; a2) converting the
phase file of the object into phase information data in a form that
may be used by the object phase information generator 113 and
transmitting the phase information data to the object phase
information generator 113, the converting and transmitting being
performed by the object phase file converter 112; and a3)
generating the object phase information, the generating being
performed by the object phase information generator 113.
[0077] In addition, in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generation method 300 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described above, operation b) includes b1) inputting the
input physical information of the object light to the object light
property input unit 121, and converting the object phase
information, obtained by the object phase information converter
122, into object phase information data that may generate the
digital object light, the converting being performed by the object
phase information converter 122; b2) inputting the input physical
information of the object light and the object phase information
data obtained by the converting to the digital object light and
information generator 123; and b3) generating the digital object
light and information based on the input physical information of
the object light and the object phase information data obtained by
the converting, the generating being performed by the digital
object light and information generator 123.
[0078] In addition, in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generation method 300 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described above, operation c) includes c1) inputting
physical information of reference light that the user wants, the
inputting being performed by the reference light property input
unit 131; and c2) receiving the physical information of the
reference light from the reference light property input unit 131
and generating digital reference light and information based on the
physical information of the reference light, the receiving and
generating being performed by the digital reference light and
information generator 132.
[0079] In addition, in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generation method 300 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described above, the digital object light is expressed
as U.sub.DO(x,y)=U.sub.L(x,y)U.sub.O(x,y)U.sub.OP(x,y), where
U.sub.DO(x,y) represents the digital object light, U.sub.L(x,y)
represents light property information of the digital object light,
U.sub.O(x,y) represents converted phase information of the object,
and U.sub.OP(x,y) represents position information of the
object.
[0080] In addition, in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generation method 300 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described above, the physical information of the object
light includes light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, and amplitude information of the object light needed
to digitally generate light. The physical information of the
reference light includes light wavelength information, wavenumber
information, and amplitude information of the reference light
needed to digitally generate light. The hologram property
information refers to a property parameter of an image sensor to
which the digital hologram is to be generated and recorded, and an
interference mode parameter. Here, the property parameter of the
image sensor includes a resolution, a bit depth, and a pixel size.
The interference mode parameter is one among an on-axis
interference mode, an off-axis interference mode, and a space
movement off-axis interference mode.
[0081] In addition, in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generation method 300 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described above, operation d) includes d1) inputting the
hologram property information that the user wants to the hologram
property input unit 141; d2) inputting the digital object light
information to the digital object light information input unit 142;
d3) inputting the digital reference light information to the
digital reference light information input unit 143; d4)
transmitting the hologram property information, the digital object
light information, and the digital reference light information to
the hologram generator 144; and d5) generating the digital hologram
based on the hologram property information, the digital object
light information, and the digital reference light information, the
generating being performed by the hologram generator 144.
[0082] In addition, in the on-axis and off-axis digital hologram
generation method 300 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure described above, the generated digital hologram is
expressed as
U.sub.H(x,y)=U.sub.DO(x,y)U.sub.RS(x,y)+U.sub.DR(x,y)U.sub.RS(x,y)U.su-
b.I(x,y), where U.sub.H(x,y) represents the generated digital
object hologram, U.sub.DO(x,y) represents the digital object light,
U.sub.DR(x,y) represents the digital reference light, U.sub.RS(x,y)
represents information about the property parameter that is
physical information of the image sensor used to record a hologram
input by the user, and U.sub.I(x,y) represents interference mode
parameter information input by the user.
[0083] As described above, when the on-axis and off-axis digital
hologram generating device 100 and method 300 are used according to
the present disclosure, a wave optics-based digital hologram may be
generated by digitally synthesizing virtual object light with
virtual reference light, the virtual object light and the virtual
reference light both having phase information of an object of which
hologram is required to be generated. In detail, in the present
disclosure, effects described herein may be obtained.
[0084] 1. A hologram may be restored without having to use a
complicated and expensive optical device.
[0085] 2. A same hologram as an optically obtained actual hologram
may be generated. In detail, when 3D information of an object is
restored under a same condition for both of an optically obtained
hologram and a hologram generated by using a simulation, it may be
checked that a same result is obtained (refer to FIG. 2H).
[0086] 3. A time period for which a hologram is generated is
reduced. In detail, according to a general method using the CGH,
when a hologram having a resolution of 1024.times.1024 is
generated, it takes about 63617.10. According to a method proposed
in a thesis on the CGH prepared by Seung-Cheol, Kim et. al, when a
hologram having a same resolution of 1024.times.1024, it takes
about 2673.86 seconds. On the other hand, when the on-axis and
off-axis digital hologram generating device 100 is used in the
present invention, a calculation speed per 1 point is about 0.92
ms. When a hologram having a resolution under the same condition
described above (that is, the resolution of 1024.times.1024) based
on the calculation speed of about 0.92 ms, it takes about 0.966
second.
[0087] 4. A problem of using a large capacity of memory in a
computer may be solved. In detail, according to the general method
using the CGH, when a hologram having a resolution of
1024.times.1024 is generated, a memory of about 6 GB is required.
According to the method proposed in a thesis on the CGH prepared by
Seung-Cheol, Kim et. al, when a hologram having a resolution under
the same condition described above, a memory of about 12 KB is
required. On the other hand, when the on-axis and off-axis digital
hologram generating device 100 in the present invention is used, a
memory of about 6 KB is required when a hologram having a
resolution under the same condition described above is
generated.
[0088] 5. When a research and/or an experiment are performed by
using a hologram, since a pre-feasibility test for determination of
occurrence of a failure of the research and/or the experiment or
prediction of a final result may be performed in advance by using a
simulation for generation of a hologram, waste of time and
personnel due to unnecessary repeated researches and/or experiments
may be significantly reduced.
[0089] 6. The on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating
device 100 and method 300 may be highly utilized to educate
personnel specialized in holograms and students.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0090] Since various modifications may be formed as configurations
or methods described and illustrated in this specification within
the scope of the present disclosure, all details included in the
detailed description or illustrated in the accompanying drawings
are only examples and do not limit the present disclosure.
Accordingly, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to
the embodiments described above, but is defined by the appended
claims and equivalents of the appended claims.
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